BBC News - Killing off cash: Could new tech mean the end of money? #bitcoin

15 February 2013 Last updated at 00:06 GMT Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print Killing off cash: Could new tech mean the end of money? By David Wolman Author and journalist Cash has been taking a beating lately. Last week, Canada minted its last penny. Eurozone countries are working to restrict cash payments. Bitcoin is all the rage. Continue reading the main story Special Report: The Technology of Business The universal mobile web without walls TV's white spaces connecting rural Africa Christmas shop boom creates returns headache Should we be recording our phone calls? Edible edifice: The offices of tomorrow Predicting technology in 2013 Payments start-ups such as Square and iZettle are on a cash-killing mission, while non-profit organisations, governments, the World Bank, small businesses, multinational corporations, app develop...